Match.



3. A. E. CRISWELL.

MATCH. APPLIGATIGIX' FILED JUNE13,1905.

988,251 Patelqe Mar. 28 1911.

31 M v f JAMES EKIN CRISWELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1.911.

Application filed June 13, 1905. `Seria1 No. 265,095.

To all whom 'Et may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. EKIN CRIS- WELL, of New York, county of Kings, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Matches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rIhis invention relates more particularly to matches made from materials which` have been reduced to a plastic condition.

The main ob] ect of the invention is to provide a composite match having an inner body and an outer surface of paper-making material of different density, whereby the match stem or body may be strengthened and at the same 'time avoid the liability of preventing the bodyfrom properly absorbing the paraiiin or other flame-carrying medium.

A further object of the invention is to provide matches which may be made wholly or in part of cheap materials on each of` which may be placedpsuitable advertising matter.

The invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication, and will then be pointed out in the claim at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of match embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedtransverse section taken on the line II--II of Fig. 3. Fig- 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line III-III of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section of a slightly differ'- ent form of match body or stem.

The match body or stem l() has an inner body or core ll, an outer casing or cover 12, and an igniting head of 'any suitable material 13. The entire match body is made of paper-making pulp which includes any or all of the materials of which paper may be made. The inner body l1 is preferably1 made of very cheap material, or materials that ordinarily go to waste, such as 'old newspapers,

scraps, refuse, and the like which is reduced to a pul or pulpy condition according to the usua methods employed in the manufacture of paper. These materials may be united with plaster of Paris, copperas or the like to assist in'hardening the same, and may be compressed sufficiently to form rods or Wires 4 of said material. Around the body 11 is formed a coating or cover 12 of papermaking pulp which may be of better mate-T rial, such asa combination of the other materials with-suliite pulp, so that the match body when completed will be sufficiently strong and of an attractive appearance. The cover or casing l2 may be formed in a web,

but not compressed to the full extent as in making complete marketable paper, or' if made into paper it may be of a soft character and may be applied in a wet state. When the cover l2 is formed around the body 11 and the whole suitably compressed by running between iuted or grooved rollers, or otherwise, the proper density of the inner body and outer cover is obtained, and the two parts thus united and compressed together form a' substantially homogeneous I match bodywith the fibers of one workingl into and united with fibers of the other.

If desired glutinous orresinous substances may be added to assist in uniting the inner body and outer covering together; and the y inner body may be made of old printed newspapers reduced to a ulp yand united with any suitable hardening material, as for example, plaster of Paris,`and the body of the matches may be run through parain,

stearin, wax and the like to form a coating 14, as shown in Fig. t. l

It will be seen that matches 'made accord- .ing to the method described will be homogeneous in character, strong and uniform in character, and attractive in appearance.

It will be understood that various mate= 4rials may be added to assist in the burning,

'flame is blown out, and when materials of this character are used.

Thematches may be of any desired shape to make them distinctive, and on each match body or stem may be placed suitable adver- @femm tising metter for advertising va-'ous artcles pf manu-facture.

'Having thus described my nvent10n,what

body of paper-making pulp7 a coating hee# for of paper-making pulp of less density. and an gntivng head on the body.'

I claim 'as new and desire to secure by Leti J A. EKU@ CRSVELL. 5 ters Patent, is "Witnesses:`

A matchhavngts stem made of lastc M. TURNER,

material comprising a, relatively hal inner A., CLEMENTE. 

